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WD Elements Not Showing Full Size

Discussion in 'PC Hardware' started by hawk22, 2008/10/30.

  1. 2008/10/30
    hawk22

    hawk22 Geek Member Thread Starter

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    Hi there guys just picket up a WD Elements 2½" Portable 160 gig USB2 Hard Drive but when I plug it in the PC installs the drive ok but in Disk Management it shows as Basic FAT - 149 GIG do I have to make a partition for the rest to show up??
    thanks for any advice
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    PeteC

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    hawk22

    I think you are overlooking the fact that the file system takes up a fair bit of room plus the fact that most manufacturers use 1000Mb = 1 Gb rather than the correct value of 1024Mb. Thus your 160Gb drive is actually 156.25Gb.

    I checked my 250Gb WD 2½" external which I cased myself - that shows 232.88Gb - 93% of the stated capacity. The percentage on your drive is the same.

    I don't think you have a problem :)
     
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    hawk22

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    Thanks Pete, much appreciated.
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    Rockster2U

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    It's kind of like ordering a 12oz Filet - by the time it's cooked and served, one is lucky to have 8oz.

    ;)
     
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    Hey - the guy said his drive seems smaller than he thought - not that it was fried :D
     
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    Rockster2U

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    :)

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    Chiles4

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    Where is 911 when you need him? This is "his" thread!
     
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    :cool:
     
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